Ben Viegers artwork • painting • previously for sale A view of the river Maas with the Witte Huis in the distance, Rotterdam
Ben Viegers
Den Haag 1886-1947 Nunspeet
1886-1947
A view of the river Maas with the Witte Huis in the distance, Rotterdam
oil on canvas 30.4 x 24.3 cm, signed l.l.
This painting was previously for sale.
Provenance: Kunsthandel I. van der Kar, Amsterdam.
Exhibited: Nunspeet, Noord-Veluws Museum, 'Ben Viegers, springlevend!', 2 juli 2022-8 jan. 2023.
Ben Viegers was initially strongly influenced by the Hague School as a painter. Gradually, however, his gray tones made way for a Mediterranean colorite and clear light. This was further enhanced by a short, impressionistic touch, which together with sizzling colors such as cobalt blue, orange and sea green would become his trademark. Like so many contemporaries, Viegers regularly painted in the Veluwe. He also lived for a long time in Nunspeet, where the landscape and the farming population were a constant source of inspiration for him.
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